Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Playwright, Author
1600 – 1681
Who was Pedro Calderón de la Barca?
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño usually referred as Pedro Calderón de la Barca, was a dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. During certain periods of his life he was also a soldier and a Roman Catholic priest. Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre. As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1600
Madrid - Also known as
- Pedro Calderon de la Barca
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Castilian people
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Education
- University of Alcalá
- Lived in
- Madrid
- Died
- May 25, 1681
Madrid
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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